"The Baltic States Keep Buying Unreliable German Rifles" Topic
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| Tango01 | 01 Sep 2016 10:15 p.m. PST |
"The German army will begin replacing its G36 battle rifles — entirely — in 2019 because of reliability problems. But it hasn't discouraged the Baltic States from buying them. In fact, Latvia and Lithuania are buying more as a resurgent Russia poses a major security threat. Recently, the Lithuanian military announced it will buy $14 USD million worth of G36s updated with new butt-stocks, handguards and sight rails — and attachable 40-millimeter grenade launchers all for delivery in 2017. "Our decision is based on the test data we have obtained and our allies have shared with us, as well as on our wish to have one type of main rifleman gun in the Lithuanian armed forces," Defense Minister Jouzas Olekas said. In March, the Latvian government announced it will continue arming its soldiers with G36s, too…"
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| Mako11 | 01 Sep 2016 10:52 p.m. PST |
Hmmmm, someone in procurement's getting a hefty bribe…… |
| VVV reply | 02 Sep 2016 1:17 a.m. PST |
Ouch that is one lousy rifle, apparently accuracy drops down to 7% at 100m when temperature exceeds 30 degrees C. |
| GarrisonMiniatures | 02 Sep 2016 1:37 a.m. PST |
Don't think it reaches 30 degrees C very often in the Baltics. |
| Aapsych20 | 02 Sep 2016 7:54 a.m. PST |
But the barrel of a repeatedly fired semiauto rifle does… |
| Balthazar Marduk | 03 Sep 2016 2:41 a.m. PST |
But it looks so cool in the movies. |
 Dentatus   | 03 Sep 2016 6:19 a.m. PST |
"Hrm… Russia is grabbing territory. I know! We'll arm our troops with unreliable rifles." Russian sympathizer in the Procurement Dept? *Weapon-grade facepalm* |
| ITALWARS | 04 Sep 2016 1:03 p.m. PST |
good news..maybe they 'll explode while aiming at Russian soldiers |
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